STEM CELLS Where are stem cells sourced from? Stem cells are sourced from three main sources‚ Embryos‚ bone marrow and umbilical cord blood. Each different sources’ Stem Cells are either totipotent‚ pluripotent or multipotent. Refer to Figure 1 Figure 1 Stem Cells can be categorised into their capability of being cultured into a different cell. Embryonic Stem Cells: Are pluripotent cells meaning they can be cultured into most cell types. The Embryonic Cells are sourced from in the internal cell
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Stem cells‚ often called the building blocks of the human body‚ are positioned within the body’s blood‚ tissues‚ organs‚ and immune system. Once they are transplanted‚ they have the capability to either reconstruct or restore a patient’s damaged cells which could enhance the patient’s health; and in some cases can conclusively save a person’s life. The umbilical cord is used as a basic lifeline from the mother to the baby throughout the pregnancy. If stem cells from the umbilical cord are collected
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what a stem cell is. There is a lack of health literacy in our nation. So the public can’t really get into this dialogue because they don’t understand the complexity of stem cells‚ not the faith based approach‚ not the ideological or political‚ but the science behind stem cells.” Stem cells have the unique ability to transform themselves into whatever type of cells that are needed. They can be the cure for cancer‚ repairing tissue and treating diseases. As we discuss this topic of stem cell research
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Introduction Human embryonic stem cells (hES cells) are currently discussed not only by the biologists by whom they were discovered but also by the medical profession‚ media‚ ethicists‚ governments and politicians. There are several reasons for this. On the one hand‚ these ‘super cells’ have a major clinical potential in tissue repair‚ with their proponents believing that they represent the future relief or cure of a wide range of common disabilities; replacement of defective cells in a patient by transplantation
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Medical Issues- Stem Cells Click on The Nature of Stem Cells to answer the following questions. 1.) Compare a stem cell and a specialized cell. Specialized cells carry out specific functions. These specialized cells are called differentiated cells. On the other hand‚ a stem cell is undifferentiated. Its role in the body is not yet determined. A stem cell can give rise to multiple cell types‚ including many stem cells. 2.) Describe a blastocyst. The blastocyst looks like a lopsided hollow ball
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fertilized egg cell divides millions of times to form the approximately six billion cells that make up the human body. These types of cells (4 to 7 day old embryo) are called embryonic stem cells that are unspecialized and have the ability to renew themselves and give rise to specialized cell types (they have not yet developed into cells that perform a specific function). A stem cell is uncommitted and remains that way‚ until it receives a signal to develop into a specialized cell‚ unlike a heart
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Reaction Paper on Stem Cell Ibilola Aridegbe Coun502 Dr. Marcia Wiinamaki 01/27/2009 Human existence begins at conception Abstract The purpose of this research includes a brief overview of information found through Intoduction Stem cell research has brought about heated debate among academics and society as a whole. Especially among Christian circles. Embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro or at an in vitro fertilization clinic
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Research on Stem cell awareness among Malaysians By Lim Yoke Theng COM4201 Issues in Mass Communication Research paper Faculty of Business‚ Communication and Law INTI International University Malaysia MAY 2011 Stem cell awareness among Malaysians Lim Yoke Theng (angeline_fgc@hotmail.com) Faculty of Business‚ Communication and Law INTI International University Malaysia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to assess the awareness of stem cell harvesting among
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The Great Stem Cell Debate What’s All the Fuss? Laura Alfonso University of Phoenix/Axia College Insert a page break to start a new‚ separate page from your entire text. Don’t just use the return button to get you to a new page. If you make corrections‚ it changes the formatting of the pages. The Great Stem Cell Debate What’s all the Fuss? TAB “Every twelve minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list” (Donate life America‚ 2009) (para. 1&2). The National
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Stem Cells: Are They the Cure for Diabetes? Stem Cells: Are They the Cure for Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects 25.8 million people in the United States alone‚ not to mention the 7.0 million people who are undiagnosed and the staggering 79 million people who are pre-diabetic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). That number alone should send out an alarm that a cure is needed. Not just a treatment‚ but a real cure that will free sufferers from the strict
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